Support Worker

Voyage Care; Ryhill; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

24/7/365 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Job summary

Voyage Care is hiring a dedicated Support Worker for our Darrington service in the United Kingdom. The role involves helping residents gain independence in daily living, supporting personal care, and enabling social activities within a friendly, team‑oriented environment.

Shifts include 8am–4pm, 4pm–10pm, and 8am–10pm on a rota with occasional night shifts. A full UK driving licence is required to drive a manual service vehicle, and we offer enhanced pay and a range of staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Experience or aptitude for supporting individuals in daily living.

Responsibilities

• Assist people to gain independence in daily life.
• Work within a team to support service users.
• Encourage engagement with local communities and activities.
• Help with personal care and life skills development.
• Support individuals with varied needs, including behavioural or health-related challenges.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Caring nature

Teamwork

Flexible approach

Resilience

Job description

Typical Shifts are: 8am till 4pm or 4pm till 10pm or 8am till 10pm on a rota basis provided 4 weeks in advance - night shift may be required .

This post requires applicant to hold a full UK driving license and be able to drive a manual service vehicle..

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

Our supported living service in Darrington is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in local bars and pubs having a meal out , the next you could be unwinding with them in service doing activities, watching films or going to the cinema.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone's life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.

We’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Support Workers should hold a full UK driving license, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach and be able to support individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism and people who may have experienced trauma.

Why choose us?

You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.